Call method(s) within the same class

**mwr76** · September 18th, 2011, 09:52 PM

I am new to programming and Java. I am trying to make 3 methods. One gets the largest number, one gets the middle, and the last gets the smallest. I do not think I created them correctly. I am getting a compiler error in Jgrasp saying illegal start to expression for
each method. Then how do I call them? Here is my code:

import java.util.*;
 
public class Ch4_PrExercise2
{
	public static void main(String [] args)
	{
		Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
 
		int num1, num2, num3;
 
		System.out.println("Please input 3 numbers separated by spaces: ");
		System.out.println();
 
		num1 = console.nextInt();
		num2 = console.nextInt();
		num3 = console.nextInt();
 
 
 
			public int largest()
			{
				if(num1 > num2 && num1 > num3)			
					return num1;			
				else if(num2 > num1 && num2 > num3)			
					return num2;				
				else if(num3 > num1 && num3 > num2)
					return num3;
			}						
 
 
 
			public int smallest()
			{
				if(num1 < num2 && num1 < num3)
					return num1;
				else if(num2 < num1 && num2 < num3)
					return num2;
				else if(num3 < num1 && num3 < num2)
					return num3;
		   }
 
			 public int middle()
			 {
 
				if((num1 < num2 && num1 >num3) || (num1 > num2 && num1 < num3))
					return num1;
				else if((num2 > num1 && num2 < num3) || (num2 < num1 && num2 >num3))
					return num2;
				else if((num3 > num2 && num3 < num1) || (num3 < num2 && num3 > num1))
					return num3;
			 }
 
 
		System.out.println("Your numbers in nondescending order are: " + " " + smallest() + " " + middle() + " " largest());		
 
 
	}
}

thanks in advance

**Bertorox** · September 18th, 2011, 10:11 PM

try this:

import java.util.*;
 
	public class TestIf
	{
		public static void main(String [] args)
		{
			Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
 
			int num1, num2, num3, smallest, largest, middle;
 
			System.out.println("Please input 3 numbers separated by spaces: ");
			System.out.println();
 
			num1 = console.nextInt();
			num2 = console.nextInt();
			num3 = console.nextInt();
 
			smallest= smallest(num1, num2, num3);
			largest= largest(num1, num2, num3);
			middle= middle(num1, num2, num3);
 
 
			System.out.println("Your numbers in nondescending order are: " + " " + smallest + " " + middle + " " + largest);		
 
 
		}
 
 
 
				public static int largest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
				{
					if(num1 > num2 && num1 > num3)			
						return  num1;			
					else if(num2 > num1 && num2 > num3)			
						return num2;				
					else if(num3 > num1 && num3 > num2)
						return num3;
					return 0;
				}						
 
 
 
				public static int smallest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
				{
					if(num1 < num2 && num1 < num3)
						return num1;
					else if(num2 < num1 && num2 < num3)
						return num2;
					else if(num3 < num1 && num3 < num2)
						return num3;
					return 0;
			   }
 
				 public static int middle(int num1, int num2, int num3)
				 {
 
					if((num1 < num2 && num1 >num3) || (num1 > num2 && num1 < num3))
						return num1;
					else if((num2 > num1 && num2 < num3) || (num2 < num1 && num2 >num3))
						return num2;
					else if((num3 > num2 && num3 < num1) || (num3 < num2 && num3 > num1))
						return num3;
					return 0;
				 }
 
 
 
	}

**Bertorox** · September 18th, 2011, 10:43 PM

Let me know if it works

**mwr76** · September 18th, 2011, 11:01 PM

actually it didn't
here's the compiler errors I got:

----jGRASP exec: javac -g Ch4_PrExercise2.java

Ch4_PrExercise2.java:27: error: illegal start of expression
public static int largest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:27: error: illegal start of expression
public static int largest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:27: error: ';' expected
public static int largest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:27: error: '.class' expected
public static int largest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:27: error: ';' expected
public static int largest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:27: error: <identifier> expected
public static int largest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:27: error: not a statement
public static int largest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:27: error: ';' expected
public static int largest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:40: error: illegal start of expression
public static int smallest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:40: error: illegal start of expression
public static int smallest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:40: error: ';' expected
public static int smallest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:40: error: '.class' expected
public static int smallest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:40: error: ';' expected
public static int smallest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:40: error: <identifier> expected
public static int smallest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:40: error: not a statement
public static int smallest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:40: error: ';' expected
public static int smallest(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:51: error: not a statement
publicstatic int middle(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:51: error: ';' expected
publicstatic int middle(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:51: error: ';' expected
publicstatic int middle(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:51: error: <identifier> expected
publicstatic int middle(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:51: error: not a statement
publicstatic int middle(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:51: error: ';' expected
publicstatic int middle(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:51: error: ';' expected
publicstatic int middle(int num1, int num2, int num3)
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:64: error: ')' expected
System.out.println("Your numbers in nondescending order are: " + " " + smallest + " " + middle + " " largest);
^
Ch4_PrExercise2.java:64: error: illegal start of expression
System.out.println("Your numbers in nondescending order are: " + " " + smallest + " " + middle + " " largest);
^
25 errors

----jGRASP wedge2: exit code for process is 1.
----jGRASP: operation complete.

**Bertorox** · September 18th, 2011, 11:37 PM

Did you make sure to change the class name back? I changed it so it would work in my project

**mwr76** · September 19th, 2011, 12:06 AM

yes I did change it back

**mwr76** · September 19th, 2011, 12:22 AM

I am an idiot, it works fine.
2 typos cause all those errors.
thank you!

**Bertorox** · September 19th, 2011, 12:36 AM

Haha don't worry about it. Happens to everyone. Glad I could help

**Mr.777** · September 26th, 2011, 12:58 AM

Bertorox, it's good that you helped him, but next time better not feed spoon. You must stick with the forum rules.
Thanks

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